ICHI 2012 - The International Conference on Health Informatics (ICHI 2012)

Call For Papers
The International Conference on Health Informatics

(ICHI 2012)
http://www.arab-health.org/ichi2012/
Organized by:
Center of Excellence for Healthcare Research, Jordan

In Collaboration with
Dalhousie University, Canada
University of Plymouth, UK

Introduction
Advances in medical and information technology are transforming medical care and treatment. Healthcare is increasingly aided by and dependent on information collected, stored, managed, interpreted and distributed by information technology. In the last two decades or so, health informatics is playing an ever-expanding role in the transformation of healthcare delivery. The purpose of the International Conference on Health Informatics (ICHI)is to explore and map the opportunities and challenges facing the growing health informatics sector. The conference explores and examines the role of information and communication technologies in reshaping the healthcare industry, improving healthcare delivery, reducing clinical risk; and modernizing healthcare facilities.

The International Conference on Health Informatics (ICHI) is the main scientific event in medical, biomedical, and health informatics in the region. The conference aims to address the various aspects of health informatics. The conference will address issues such as telemedicine, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, confidentiality and data security, healthcare information systems, data integration and retrieval, data visualization and 3D reconstruction, decision support systems, dependability of information, devices and sensors, distributed healthcare systems, expert systems in healthcare, hospital management systems, human computer interaction, image and signal processing, knowledge acquisition tools, knowledge based systems, nursing informatics, online medical applications, and robotics and virtual reality. In addition, the conference will explore how socio economic aspects of information technology applications in a medical and healthcare context as well as related standards, social and legal issues. Attendees of ICHI 2012 will be at the conference and exhibition solely with the intention to gain knowledge and to network with the leading key players in the industry.

ICHI 2012 brings together the health informatics community from across the globe. The conference aims to provide a forum to examine and discuss current practices and future directions related the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to healthcare and medicine. The conference aims to provide the participants an occasion to share and exchange experiences and research findings, to stimulate more ideas and useful insights regarding the uses of information technology in healthcare, and to debate their views on future research and developments. The conference welcomes papers that address issues related to information technology and its applications in a medical and healthcare context. We invite a wide array of research approaches that address not only the practical and applied aspects of information technology in a medical and healthcare context, but also the social, economic and legislative aspects and consequences.

All papers accepted for publication will be published in the conference proceedings, which will be available to delegates at the time of registration. The proceedings will be indexed by major international indexers.
Topics of Interest
We invite participants to submit papers in all areas related to health informatics, and particularly work focusing on bridging the gap between theory and practice. The conferences welcome papers from participants from different backgrounds and countries. Papers may reflect on a wide spectrum of issues. Topics of interest include BUT are not limited to:

? eHealth
? Electronic Patient Records
? Online medical applications
? Telemedicine
? Medical Informatics
? Nursing Informatics
? Dental Informatics
? Bioinformatics
? Confidentiality and Data Security
? Interoperability
? Therapeutic Systems and Technologies
? e-Commerce in the Healthcare
? Hospital Management Systems
? Developing database systems and Datawarehousing
? Datamining and its applications in healthcare sector
? Decision Support Systems
? Expert Systems in Healthcare
? Cognitive Informatics
? Human-Machine Interfaces
? ICT for Cognitive Disabilities
? Information technology for Aging and Disability
? Socio-Economic Issues
? Standards, Social and Legal Issues
? Image and Signal processing
? Robotics and Virtual Reality
? Data integration and Retrieval
? Artificial Intelligence
? Healthcare Information and Management Systems
? Knowledge-based systems
? Biomedical Cognitive Science
? Clinical Information Management
? Computer Based Education and Training
? Knowledge acquisition tools
? Costs and benefits of electronic health systems
? Information Support for Informed Decision-Making
? Wireless And Mobile Technology
? Health Screening Technology
? Dependability Of Information In Health Informatics
? Machine Learning Application In Healthcare
? Modeling, Simulation And Risk Assessment
? Data Visualization and 3D Reconstruction
? Distributed Healthcare Systems
? Artificial Neural Networks
? Representation of Knowledge and Data in Distributed Networked Systems
? Quality Assurance
? Human-Computer Interaction
? Devices and Sensors

Important Dates
Deadline for abstracts: August 15, 2011
Full paper submission for review: October 15, 2011
Notification of acceptance: November 30, 2011
Deadline for final papers: January 15, 2012

Submission and Relevant Information
Abstract and paper submissions must be in English and in MS Word or PDF document format. Abstract with a length of max. 600 words should be e-mailed to scientific committee co-chairs (ichi-AT- arab-health.org). Full paper submissions are required to be done online through the conference Website: http://www.arab-health.org/ichi2012/openconf/openc...
Full paper format, submission guidelines, registration, accommodation and further information are available at the conference website: http://www.arab-health.org/ichi2012/ . For further information about submissions, please contact scientific committee co-chairs.

Conference Proceedings
All papers accepted for publication will be published in a conference proceedings, which will be available to delegates at the time of registration (ISBN 978-9957-546-03-7). In addition, a selection of outstanding papers will be published in special issues of peer reviewed journals.

Best Paper Award (3 Awards)
The Best Paper Award is presented to the individual(s) judged by a separate awards committee to have written the best paper appearing in the conference proceedings. The Award shall be 300 USD and a certificate. In case there is more than one author for the paper, the award shall be divided equally among all authors and each shall receive a certificate. Judging shall be on the bases of general quality, originality, subject matter, and timeliness.

Scientific Committee Co-Chairs
Syed Sibte Raza Abidim, Dalhousie University, Canada

sraza-AT-cs.dal.ca
Maged Kamel Boulos, University of Plymouth, UK

mnkamelboulos-AT-plymouth.ac.uk
Yaseen A. Hayajneh, University of Sharjah, UAE

yhayajneh-AT-sharjah.ac.ae

Conference Secretariat
Mr. Sami Kamal
Sami -AT- arab-health.org

Mr. Ahmad Sarrawi
ahmad -AT- arab-health.org

International Scientific Committee
Abdel-Rahman Tawil, University of East London, UK
Adrian Barb, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Ahmed Albarrak, King Saud University, KSA
Ahmad Taher Azar, Modern Science and Arts University, Egypt
Anastasia Kastania, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Anastasius Moumtzoglou, Hellenic Society for Quality & Safety in Healthcare, Greece
Andrej Orel, Marand D.O.O., Slovenia
Ashraf Abusharekh, Dalhousie University, Canada
Bakheet Aldosari, King Saud bin Abdulaziz Univ. for Health Sciences, KSA
Bert-Jan van Beijnum, University of Twente, Netherlands
Brett Taylor, Dalhousie University / IWK Health Centre, Canada
Carolyn McGregor, University of Ontario Institute of Techology, Canada
David Greenhalgh, University of Strathclyde, UK
Denis Riordan, Dalhousie University, Canada
Dominic Covvey, National Institutes of Health Informatics, Canada
Eric Campo, LAAS-CNRS, France
Foad Dabiri, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Hiroshi Takeda, Jikei Institute, Japan
Isabelle Bichindaritz, University of Washington, USA
Jeremy Wyatt, Warwick University, UK
katrina hurley, IWK Health Centre, Canada
Khalil Khoumbati, University of Sindh, Pakistan
Laila Akhu-Zaheya, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan
Lee Seldon, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Maryati Mohd Yusof, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Michael Shifrin, N. N. Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Russia
Monique Jaspers, Academic Medical Center- University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Randy Giffen, IBM, Canada
Sai Moturu, MIT Media Lab, USA
Selena Davis, Selena Davis & Associates, Health Informatics Consulting, Canada
Sharifah Mastura Syed-Mohamad, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Shariq Khoja, Aga Khan University, Kenya
Samina Abidi, Dalhousie University, Canada
Sofie Van Hoecke, University College West-Flanders, Belgium